Out of the shadows: health information workforce revealed

Written by Kate McDonald on 01 November 2018.

The Australian health information workforce is predominantly female, highly educated and getting older, but few are taking up extra credentials and half do not belong to any form of industry or professional organisation.

Nearly half of all health information professionals are planning to leave the workforce entirely within the next 14 years, which has ramifications for future workforce planning in the overall health sector, which is itself become more reliant on digital health data to deliver patient care.